 The economy is the top issue here (as it is nationally) and Obama appears to be benefitting from that. Among economy voters, Obama 56% to 43%.

 White working class (those without a college degree and earn less than $50K) are backing Obama slightly over McCain by 51% to 48%.

 Men are divided in their support, while Obama has the advantage with women.

 42% of voters are white evangelicals, up from 35% in 2004. McCain is getting 68% of their support. Bush captured 77% of the vote in 2004.

 35% of voters in IN were looking for a candidate who could bring about change, while almost as many (33%) were looking for someone who shares their values. The change voters are supporting Obama, while the values voters are supporting McCain.

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 30% of voters are African American (up from 25% in 2004) and 97% are backing Obama.

 Whites are backing McCain by about the same margin they supported Bush in 2004.

 The top candidate quality was values, closely followed by change. Those who selected values as the most important quality backed McCain, while the change voters supported Obama.

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 22% of voters were African American (26% in 2004) and Obama is getting 97% of their vote. As expected, an improvement on Kerrys performance four years ago.

 White voters are backing McCain by 62% to 37%.

 11% of voters in NC are new voters, voting for the first time this year, they too have the economy on their minds and 3 in 4 of them are backing Obama.

 Change and values are nearly tied for the #1 quality. Obama wins the change people, while McCain takes the values people.

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 86% are worried about the direction of the economy, including more than half who are very worried. (Obama is getting the support of those worried voters.)
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 Hillary Clinton won the primary here, and Obama is getting the support of 82% of Democrats who backed her in that contest. 16% are backing McCain.

 12% of voters in Ohio are black, up from 10% in 2004. 98% of them are backing Obama.

 Both white women and white women are going for McCain.

 More voters see view Obama has a candidate who is in touch with people like them, while more voters see McCain has having the experience to serve effectively as president.

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 Obama has slight edge with men, while women are backing Obama by 57% to 41%. McCain has an edge with married women, while 7 in 10 single women are supporting Obama.

 Blacks are 13% of voters, up from 11% in 2004. They are voting 96% Obama, 3% McCain.

 Whites are voting for McCain by 53% to 45%. White men and white women are breaking for McCain but white women are backing the Republican by a narrower margin than white men.

 Hispanics are backing Obama over McCain by 68% to 30% - Kerry won the support of 53% of Hispanics in 2004.

 Young people (age 18 to 29) are 17% of voters and 3 in 4 of them are backing Obama. Young voters share of the electorate is similar to what it was in 2004. However, with a higher turnout this percentage could represent more voters.

 Independents are voting 52% Obama, 44% McCain.

 Race was a factor for 19% of voters (whites, if you have time).

 While most voters were not contacted by either of the campaigns,
 But among those who were contacted, more were contacted by the Obama campaign to get out and vote than the McCain campaign.

 10% of voters voted for the first time sometime this year and a solid majority (7 in 10) are supporting Obama.

 57% think Obama has the right judgment to make a good president, 49% think McCain does.

 About 4 in 10 voters think Sarah Palin is qualified to be president if necessary. Two-thirds think Joe Biden is.
 Most McCain supporters, however, think Palin is qualified.

 Six in 10 said McCains choice of Palin was a factor in their vote, including 4 in 10 who described it as an important factor.

Less than 5 minutes in Alexandria, VA at about 5:30. Was gonna vote Obama but one of his peeps said "Go Eagles" when he saw my Jets' jersey. I don't need that for the next 4 years. So I wrote in Farve.

Less than 5 minutes in Alexandria, VA at about 5:30. Was gonna vote Obama but one of his peeps said "Go Eagles" when he saw my Jets' jersey. I don't need that for the next 4 years. So I wrote in Farve.